yoon's palace

[strawsandals]

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

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CHAPTER THREE

[strawsandals]

[ You've made your meals, your medicinal ingredients, and some of you now have some additional items with you. Things are going well, aside from the fog and the plants...which finally spring into action.

Schneider and Soujuurou slice at the plants. The plants don't like that very much. They recoil, as if they're offended, and then they launch themselves forward again. Vines wrap around Schneider and Soujuurou's ankles immediately, and squeeze them for light physical damage.

Then, four other plants rise up and ensnare Sayaka, Yi Sang, Arven, and Haruka. Sayaka and Haruka are now inflicted with Sleep. Yi Sang is Brainwashed. Arven is Confused.

Before you spring into action, some of the flowers on the plants will emit pollen. The pollen will create two things that everyone can see – an image of Yoon with a group of people, as well as a scene in which Ik-soo tells Yoon to go and see the world with the girl with red hair plus the tall man in a blue robe. Yona and Hak, their names are. That's it, though, before the battle ensues.

It's on you, now, to break free. ]

PLANTS 1&2

[strawsandals]

[ Currently attacking Schneider and Soujuurou. ]

[unweathered]

Interesting.

[ Schneider is currently too distracted to use any spells (1) but she does pat it gently

Come on a little snip doesn't hurt]

You can't be mad with that much, can you?

[emptyself]

Ah--!

[ soujuurou's able to maintain his footing as the plants close in on his ankles. he will however, try to slash at it again with the knife to try and free his legs (16) ]

[idealies]

Oh no you don't! Maria!

[ I highly doubt plants are going to be captivated by Ai's Light Show, but it's to power up her confetti stick so she can send a blast of bless energy at the vines (15) creeping up to try and free Schneider and Soujuurou from their grasp. ]

[gardenful]

[ IT'S TIME FOR AERITH TO KILL

no, she's just going to blast Makouha (20) at these plants for light Bless damage. ]

[metagame]

[Guess he can help cut some vines too since he's already on chopping duty... (16)]

PLANTS 3&4

[strawsandals]

[ Targeting Sayaka and Yi Sang. ]

[moodwrecker]

Ugh, screw you!

[Bonking Sayaka lightly on the head with her fist to wake her up, getting a coinflip of heads (1) so she is successful!]

Re: PLANTS 3&4

[beathollow]

Snow White-!!

( mafuyu casts mapsi (14) on the flowers, dealing light psychic damage to all. )

[prozaic]

[Why do things always happen--

Shalem just goes to snatch Yi Sang up to make sure he doesn't throw another knife at a kid.]

PLANTS 5&6

[strawsandals]

[ Targeting Arven and Haruka. ]

[supherb]

Huh--?!

[Arven's completely confused from having been suddenly snatched up by the plants. He does his best to power through it (heads) and struggles violently against the vines (18).]

H-Help!

[imperiosity]

[he should really stop being surprised about everything trying to murder them

Aaron draws his swords and tries to cut away at the plant (9) that's entangling Haruka, but it's a little too wiggly for him I guess?!]

[ledbythewind]

[Meanwhile, Haruka gets a Me Patra to wake him up!

Grumble grumble he hates being Utility, let him smack things--]

CW: allusions to human trafficking

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[ People who are unlucky enough to get hit by another round of pollen will see something painful.

CW: Allusions to human trafficking below!!!

Yoon is on a ship. The ship is filled with women who have clearly been taken here against their will, but everyone is in tact. He is on it. Yoon is panicked. Yoon is worried, but he has a job to do with Yona – infiltrate and stop the operation.

Princess Yona is there with him. A burly man walks in, the lord of the schemes, and grips Yona by the hair. Yoon stands up to try and save her, but instead, he is punched in the gut and collapses onto the ground. He is shaken. He is hurt. He is weak.

He is incredibly powerless.

Thankfully, Yona is spared.

Everyone else can see images of the Dragons and Hak – fighting, destroying their enemies – flash through the air. ]



[ And when the scenery clears, the plants have merged into a giant, wilting flower. It lifts its head like it wants to hurt you all again, but a voice calls out. ]

Please...stop...!!

[ Words from the Palace owner himself, perhaps, because when you open your eyes, someone is there, angry... but only for a second. Then, he disappears, just like the blond man did earlier.

The flower, however, is standing...but it does not move. You do not need to roll for this turn. Any and all attacks will cut it down with a big group effort. ]

[unweathered]

[Schneider is unlucky enough to be hit with the pollen and the memories she sees fills her with an incandescent anger, sharp and bright. Worry too.

Funny. She's never felt that for anyone outside her family and--]

...Yoon. Can you hear me?

[idealitas]

[ Yi Sang is free of the Brainwashed ailment, but he's battered and bruised. He gets up shakily to...

Heal himself? Nah that can wait, he'll cast Rakunda to drop the Wilted Flower's defense.]

[destage]

[Sayaka's hit with the pollen, and she feels her entire body tense with what she sees. She clutches both her knife and the one Yi Sang so generously donated to her, and she works on trying to cut that flower down.]

Yoon-san--Yoon-san, we're here, we're coming to get you out of here! We promise!

[She's so thankful to both the Diarama from earlier and pure adrenaline, but man is dual-wielding weird--]

1/2

[beathollow]

( mafuyu- has always been afraid. but seeing the boat... it's a different, awful, sickening fear. she squeezes her eyes shut, stopping any misting in her eyes, and even seems to not breathe for a moment-

yoon... )

[gardenful]

[ Ah, there he is. Aerith can't help the small smile tugging at her lips when Yoon appears, even if it's brief. That kindness... he's still in there somewhere, she knows it. That kindness is held back by shadow, but it'll shine bright again once they can clear the fog that's set in on Yoon's heart.

So, Aerith stands at the ready with a Mahouka aimed straight at the flower. They'll get through this, she knows it. ]

[bloodweapon]

[He wanted to be stronger. He wanted to be like them.

It takes Fray a little longer than usual to recover after this one, but he shakes his head as if to clear it and readies his sword. He's been on Utility duty for far too long, it's time to fight.]

We're leaving here together - all of us. We'll find you soon, Yoon.

[But those plants need to go, and Fray moves to slash his sword through them.]

[metagame]

[He's hit with more pollen and another memory...

He palms his eyes. These bizarre mnemonic psychic blasts are getting old fast...

But Yoon... He understands that feeling of helplessness deeply, intimately, because didn't he feel that way, too?

He lowers his khopesh, and doesn't attack the flower.]

[emptyself]

Yoon!

[ soujuurou yells out his name, reaching out to the figure of yoon-- but sees him disappear in the blink of an eye. the young man grits his teeth, racing towards the flower and pivoting his body into kicking it with as much strength as he can manage.

he doesn't know what to do with that memory. he has no idea what that could have meant-- but he understands fear very well, and that's enough to get him to react. ]

You're safe! We'll protect you, Yoon!

[prozaic]

[Someone asked to stop, and so Shalem does-- and luckily in time, he was about to cast again. But now he starts looking around, looking for the speaker.

He even tries to chase the boy, but... no, he's just gone before Shalem can even reach him. All he can do is wrap himself up again and warm up. Everyone else has the plant covered.]